May 09, 2016

Mexican judge rules that El Chapo can be extradited to the United States

The New York Times reports a Mexican judge has ruled that Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera , can be extradited to the United States, where he would face federal charges of drug trafficking and far slimmer chances of escaping prison, as he has done twice in his home country. The ruling essentially creates the basis for the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Mexico to grant the final approval for the extradition of Guzmán within the next 30 days. “The ball is now in the Foreign Ministry’s court and they have a month to execute the process or not,” said a spokesman for the judiciary in Mexico. “They have been notified and received the file.”